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Iodine

04/05/2012

As I sit here writing this post while drinking my iodized water I'm realizing how beneficial iodine can be for my body.

By 1924 salt was iodized and sold nationally. Iodine was originally added to salt to prevent goiters. Which you get from lack of iodine.

Iodized table salt contains 74 mcg of iodine for every gram of salt. To get sufficient iodine you’d need to eat 168 grams of salt every day!

I personally don't use table salt. I purchase a celtic sea salt or a salt that is 100% organic and has never been processed.

Symptoms of iodine deficiency include:

muscle cramps,

cold hands and feet,

proneness to weight gain,

poor memory,

constipation,

depression and headaches,

edema,

myalgia,

weakness,

dry skin, and brittle nails.

Please consult your physician first to determine if iodine supplements should be added into your daily routine. First find out if you do have a specific condition that requires you to take iodine supplements in the first place.

The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Mayo Clinic) explains that the problem with a thyroid conditions might not be a lack of iodine in your diet, but a lack of ability for your thyroid to absorb the iodine you are eating.

Taking more iodine supplements would not solve this problem.

Too much iodine can overload your body. The results of this may be:

seizures,

vomiting,

delirium and other short-term problems.

goiters

permanent damage to your intestines and brain.

If you have any questions about iodine there are a couple books you should read.

Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It by David Brownstein, M.D

04/02/2012

I recently went to a holistic chiropractor who performs muscle tests on your body. These muscle tests are known to show you what your body lacks in regards to hormones, supplements, minerals etc.

The holistic doctor put me on a eat for your blood type sugar control program for the next 14 days along with a candida, parasite herbal cleanse and also gave me iodine drops to drink every day in 24 ounces of water.

I take the herbs twice a day with juice which tastes pretty nasty and drink the iodine water slowly throughout the day.

I understood why the holistic doctor gave me the herbs, but I didn't understand why he wanted me to drink iodine for the next 14 days.

With a little research this is what I found...

I found it interesting that iodine was discovered in 1811 by Bernard Courois. His family was in the Saltpeter business which is a vital part of gunpowder. This was around the Napoleonic Wars in France and gunpowder was on high demand.

While trying to make sodium carbonate for their families product, Bernard added too much sulfuric acid to the burnt seaweed and a cloud of purple vapor formed. He noticed that the vapor crystallized on cold surfaces, making dark crystals.

Courtois suspected that this was a new element but lacked funding to pursue it further.

What exactly is iodine?

Iodine has the atomic number of 53 and is used as a mild antiseptic.

Iodine is extremely important for our thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones. Without thyroid hormones being produce there would be nothing regulating out:

Protein

Fat

Carbohydrate metabolism

Our use of energetic compounds

Stimulation of vitamin metabolism in our bodies.

Tomorrow learn out the some benefits of taking iodine and how the lack of iodine in your body could be the cause of your weight gain and that sluggish feeling you may have throughout the day.